Valley View Increases AP Scholar Count By Half

ROMEOVILLE, IL — Valley View School District has increased its count of Advanced Placement Scholars by more than half, the district announced Wednesday. A total of 292 high school students in the district earned Advanced Placement, or AP, Scholar status last school year, an increase of 53 percent over the previous year.

Students earn AP Scholar designation by scoring at least a 3.0 out of a possible 5 on three or more AP exams. AP classes are meant to help students prepare for college, or even receive college credit for the courses.

In addition, 47 Valley View high school students earned designation as AP Scholar with Distinction, scoring a 3.5 out of 5 on all AP exams taken, the district said. That's a 34 percent increase over the 35 students receiving that designation in 2017-2018.

At Bolingbrook High School, three students earned designation as AP National Scholars for averaging at least 4 on all tests taken and earning a score of fo or higher on all eight exams. Those students, who graduated last year, are: Mitchell Frey, Leslie Igbo and Theodore Tam.

At Romeoville High School, Class of 2019 graduate Hannah Ramos took 10 AP exams, earning two scores of 5 and six scores of 4.

The Valley View Board of Education will recognize the achievement at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. at John J. Lukancic Middle School in Romeoville.